hot tear
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hot tear
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Her words burn all the way down my neck into my chest like a scalding hot tear.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
But Eleanor only brushed away a hot tear from her flushed face and went on with her sewing.
From The Old Helmet, Volume II by Warner, Susan
Still the stricken woman took no notice of him until a large hot tear, which the youth could not restrain, dropped upon her forehead, and coursed down her cheek.
From Erling the Bold by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
His burning eyes, out of which madness had flashed, became wet.... a hot tear escaped from under his eyelashes and trickled slowly down his pale cheeks....
From Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague by Kohn, Spiegfried
A hot tear splashed on to the paper, and he reached for a fresh sheet.
From The Education of Eric Lane by McKenna, Stephen
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